Health · Gallipolis Ferry

Gallipolis Ferry, WV health

On most measures Gallipolis Ferry looks like West Virginia as a whole. Where it trails the state most: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (28% vs 19.5%) and fewer adults seeing a dentist (46.1% vs 55.5%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Gallipolis Ferry

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 731 people are less certain, so we show Gallipolis Ferry's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Gallipolis Ferry compares with West Virginia

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Gallipolis Ferry adults…

46 of every 100 Gallipolis Ferry adults have high blood pressure

West Virginia: 44 in 100 · too close to call · margin 40.9–50.1%

Bars show Gallipolis Ferry; the black tick is West Virginia. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Gallipolis Ferry, betterGallipolis Ferry, worseToo close to callWest Virginia

Get no exerciseshare of adults 34.9% Gallipolis Ferry
WV 32.8%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 42.8% Gallipolis Ferry
WV 40.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.8% Gallipolis Ferry
WV 14.1%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 20.4% Gallipolis Ferry
WV 19.3%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Gallipolis Ferry adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks West Virginia.

Yearly checkup

WV 81%

Dentist visit

WV 56%

Cholesterol check

WV 87%

Colon screening

WV 67%

Mammogram

WV 76%

Taking BP meds

WV 80%

1 in 12

working-age adults has no health insurance

Gallipolis Ferry 8.3% · West Virginia 1 in 12 (8.5%)

Mind & connection

How Gallipolis Ferry adults are doing

1 in 3Gallipolis Ferry adults feel lonely

33.9% · West Virginia 33.8% · too close to call

1 in 3Gallipolis Ferry adults have been diagnosed with depression

30.6% · West Virginia 30.4% · too close to call

1 in 4Gallipolis Ferry adults lack social or emotional support

23.1% · West Virginia 23% · too close to call

1 in 5Gallipolis Ferry adults are in frequent mental distress

20.5% · West Virginia 21.1% · too close to call

Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 7

Gallipolis Ferry adults worry about having enough food

14.9% · WV 16.2% · about the same

1 in 9

Gallipolis Ferry adults worry about keeping their housing

11.3% · WV 12.4% · about the same

1 in 11

Gallipolis Ferry adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.5% · WV 11% · about the same

1 in 13

Gallipolis Ferry adults lack reliable transportation

8% · WV 8.9% · about the same

15.8% of Gallipolis Ferry adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 17.8% across West Virginia.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.5%

of Gallipolis Ferry adults live with a disability (West Virginia 39.2%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs19.9%

Thinking or memory18.5%

Hearing9.5%

Errands alone10.8%

Vision5.6%

Dressing or bathing4.6%

Black tick: West Virginia. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Around Gallipolis Ferry

Gallipolis Ferry and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are hospitals and community health centers in and near Gallipolis Ferry.

36.7%42%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#9 of 10towns on this map, healthiest first

Clay36.8%

Gallipolis36.8%

Gallipolis Ferry39.6%

Care nearby

Holzer Medical CenterGallipolis · 5.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Rivers HealthPoint Pleasant · 7.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

St. Marys Medical CenterHuntington · 26 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Holzer Medical Center JacksonJackson · 29.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Gallia Adult Crisis Stabilization UnitGallipolis · 2.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Ovp Health Care Inc. - Gallipolis, OhGallipolis · 3.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careGallipolis Ferry's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Mason County · need score 12 of 25

! Dental careGallipolis Ferry's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Mason County · need score 18 of 25

! Mental healthGallipolis Ferry's county is a federal shortage area.Mason County · need score 17 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Gallipolis Ferry. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Gallipolis Ferry

Measure	Gallipolis Ferry	Margin	West Virginia
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	45.5%	40.9–50.1%	44%	about the same
High cholesterol	45.9%	41.1–50.6%	42.7%	about the same
Obesity	39.6%	31.9–47.6%	40.6%	about the same
Arthritis	40.6%	36.6–44.6%	37.7%	about the same
Depression	30.6%	26.3–35.1%	30.4%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	28%	23.7–32.8%	19.5%	worse
Asthma	12.5%	11–14.2%	12.2%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	10.8%	9.6–12%	9.6%	about the same
Diabetes	16.3%	14–18.9%	15.9%	about the same
COPD	11.6%	9.7–13.8%	10.6%	about the same
Heart disease	9.2%	8–10.6%	8.7%	about the same
Stroke	4.4%	3.9–5.1%	4.2%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	20.4%	16.8–24.5%	19.3%	about the same
Binge drink	12.8%	10.3–15.7%	14.1%	about the same
Get no exercise	34.9%	29.2–41%	32.8%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	42.8%	36.5–49.5%	40.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	81.8%	78.6–84.9%	81%	about the same
Dentist visit	46.1%	42.2–49.8%	55.5%	worse
Cholesterol check	87.9%	85.8–89.8%	86.8%	about the same
Colon screening	67.3%	62.3–71.8%	66.5%	about the same
Mammogram	72.8%	64.9–79.9%	76.1%	about the same
Taking BP meds	81.8%	79.1–84.2%	79.5%	about the same
No health insurance	8.3%	6.3–10.8%	8.5%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.9%	27.8–40.8%	33.8%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.1%	18.6–28.1%	23%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	20.5%	18–23.3%	21.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	26.1%	21.9–30.6%	25.4%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	18.3%	15.8–21.2%	17.3%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	14.9%	11.5–18.9%	16.2%	about the same
Housing insecurity	11.3%	9–14%	12.4%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.5%	7.9–11.4%	11%	about the same
No reliable transportation	8%	6.6–9.7%	8.9%	about the same
Receive SNAP	15.8%	12.2–19.8%	17.8%
Disability
Any disability	40.5%	35–45.9%	39.2%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.9%	16.8–23.5%	18.7%
Thinking or memory	18.5%	15.7–21.4%	18.6%
Hearing	9.5%	8.3–10.9%	9%
Vision	5.6%	4.8–6.6%	5.7%
Dressing or bathing	4.6%	3.9–5.5%	4.6%
Errands alone	10.8%	9.2–12.7%	10.9%

About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Gallipolis Ferry door to door.

Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the West Virginia figure falls inside it, we don't call Gallipolis Ferry better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Gallipolis Ferry directly, so these are its own figures.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The West Virginia figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.